2022 semifinalists Morocco name 26-man World Cup squad, no En-Nesyri or El Karouani

[p]Ouahbi, who replaced Walid Regragui in March, named his 26-man squad after a short training camp involving players on the cusp of being selected.[/p][p]The 49-year-old Belgian-born manager selected headliners as PSG's Achraf Hakimi, who's recovering from a thigh injury sustained in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal against Bayern, and Real Madrid's Brahim Diaz, who missed a penalty in the African Cup of Nations final in January.[/p][p]Ouahbi had no space for Eredivisie stars [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-karouani-souffian/2a6uUHNC/"]Souffian El Karouani[/a] (FC Utrecht) and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/targhalline-oussama/ULZGhzIc/"]Oussama Targhalline[/a] (Feyenoord), despite the former finishing second in assists with 12 and Targhalline finishing second in the league with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-persie-robin/0vgcq6un/"]Robin van Persie[/a]'s Feyenoord after winning the starting job in both midfield and defence.[/p][embed guid="07313879-d4d1-4aa0-978a-f713cf4170af" url="https://x.com/EnMaroc/status/2059345119472488525?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The squad called up by Ouahbi counts just eight players who finished fourth in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Among those absent is Al-Ittihad striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/en-nesyri-youssef/UqBaaAqo/"]Youssef En-Nesyri[/a], who scored two winning goals during the Atlas Lions' famous 2022 campaign in Qatar, when they became the first African team to ever reach the World Cup semifinals.[/p][p]Crowned AFCON champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/morocco/IDKYO3R8/"]Morocco[/a] were drawn into Group C with Brazil, Scotland, and Haiti. Morocco kick off their tournament on Sunday, June 14th, against Brazil.[/p][h2]Full squad[/h2][p][b]Goalkeepers[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bono-bounou-yassine/ne0lafKc/"]Yassine Bounou[/a] (Al-Hilal), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/munir/zN1bmt8R/"]Munir El Kajoui[/a] (Berkane), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tagnaouti-ahmed-reda/SlSwWmOg/"]Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti[/a] (Asfar)[/p][p][b]Defenders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/aguerd-naif/zsQh7xdD/"]Nayef Aguerd[/a] (Marseille), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/belammari-youssef/APNK9rN7/"]Youssef Belammari[/a] (Al Ahly), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diop-issa/Eyqbicqr/"]Issa Diop[/a] (Fulham), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-ouahdi-zakaria/OpbqnKI9/"]Zakaria El Ouahdi[/a] (Genk), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hakimi-achraf/MqFBkBsp/"]Achraf Hakimi[/a] (Paris Saint-Germain), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/halhal-redouane/COmzUDS5/"]Redouane Halhal[/a] (KV Mechelen), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mazraoui-noussair/2ajowGAq/"]Noussair Mazraoui[/a] (Manchester United), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/riad-chadi/dGshLigA/"]Chadi Riad[/a] (Crystal Palace), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/salah-eddine-anass/zZLg95q5/"]Anass Salah-Eddine[/a] (PSV, on loan from Roma)[/p][p][b]Midfielders[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amrabat-sofyan/r5WUFzf3/"]Sofyan Amrabat[/a] (Real Betis), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bouaddi-ayyoub/dpoNasPg/"]Ayyoub Bouaddi[/a] (Lille), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-aynaoui-neil/f3mqZ2x6/"]Neil El Aynaoui[/a] (Roma), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-khannous-bilal/Ui6gj3Cl/"]Bilal El Khannouss[/a] (Stuttgart), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-mourabet-samir/8ltXy6WP/"]Samir El Mourabet[/a] (Strasbourg), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ounahi-azzedine/reDF5hxm/"]Azzedine Ounahi[/a] (Girona), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saibari-ismael/WzSmqNMQ/"]Ismael Saibari[/a] (PSV)[/p][p][b]Forwards[/b]: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amaimouni-echghouyab-ayoube/8S0XsmOl/"]Ayoube Amaimouni[/a] (Eintracht Frankfurt), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-brahim/nm2Qvnyk/"]Brahim Diaz[/a] (Real Madrid), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/el-kaabi-ayoub/6RewslBm/"]Ayoub El Kaabi[/a] (Olympiacos), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ez-abde/YRiVcQ3T/"]Abdessamad Ezzalzouli[/a] (Real Betis), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yassine-gessime/2o4NnnE9/"]Yassine Gessime[/a] (Strasbourg), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rahimi-soufiane/OYfFre1D/"]Soufiane Rahimi[/a] (Al-Ain), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/talbi-chemsdine/Ayswm5ri/"]Chemsdine Talbi[/a] (Sunderland)[/p][embed guid="bdcaeeee-235d-419d-8ea7-e639008d8290" url="https://x.com/EnMaroc/status/2059339919336554517?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]